Analysis Of Tapon Tax Repeal By Teh Gleason

The pink tax repeal is nothing but a political stunt by the Democratic party meant to distract from the anti-woman policies they secretly push, as proposed by Patrick Gleason in his article, “The phony feminism of tampon tax repeal”. In 2016, thirteen states began the process of removing the sales tax from menstrual products, on the premise that women face injustices because of this tax. Through his use of facts and statistics about the pink tax and other Democratic policies, Gleason urges a politically driven American audience to look beyond the surface of the pink tax argument to see what Democrats are doing behind the curtain of this debate. Gleason introduces his argument with a rundown of the history and logistics of the pink tax, explaining how it is a false idea in itself. A common misconception in the tampon tax debate is that there is a specialized tax placed on menstrual products alone, however, there is “not a single state, locality or other governing entity in the United States that imposes a special or discriminatory tax on tampons”. Gleason then provides context about where the states stand on the issue as he explains how “13 states considered legislation that would exempt tampons and other feminine hygiene products from state sales tax”. As the issue …show more content…
He states that the tampon tax repeal movement is nothing more than “A political stunt meant to conceal and distract from anti-woman policies being pushed by the modern Democratic Party”. In midst of a time when the American people are so easily swayed to hop on a bandwagon by one thing they see without examining any further research, Gleason reveals the truth behind Democratic policies in efforts to convince a politically driven American audience to look beyond the surface of the pink tax argument to see what Democrats are doing behind the curtain of this